American Violence

Name: American Violence
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: February 3, 2017
Duration: 107 min

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Cinedigm Entertainment Group | Release Date: February 3, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: Fascinated by the root causes of violent behavior, world renowned psychologist, Dr. Amanda Tyler (Denise Richards), has an opportunity to interview and analyze death row inmate Jackson Shea. As the interview commences, and Jack's fate hangs in the balance, Amanda must determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.

Director: Timothy Woodward Jr.

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 107 min

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Katie Walsh

Feb 2, 2017

It’s crisply shot but suffers from poor, amateurish editing, an overwrought dramatic score and the storytelling fails to compel. The acting, writing and directing of American Violence indicate this flick is strictly a B-movie, but its tone is far too self-serious to have any fun with at all. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Feb 3, 2017

American Violence seems defiantly unconcerned with addressing the actual issues at play, delivering a generic crime thriller instead. And a bad one at that. Read full review

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gordonwoloson

Jun 19, 2018

For the first time Denise Richards shows me she is more than a pretty face and can actually act. She smokes cigarettes, and has empathy for someone caught up in the screwed up judicial system.

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amucomm

May 2, 2018

I'm against the death penalty, but this movie which tries to conjure up the notion of compassion and empathy and trying to analyze why the perpetrator became violent and is on death row misses on every point. Instead of actually finding a common ground to where an intelligent discussion canI'm against the death penalty, but this movie which tries to conjure up the notion of compassion and empathy and trying to analyze why the perpetrator became violent and is on death row misses on every point. Instead of actually finding a common ground to where an intelligent discussion can be started, the movie fails and becomes laughable. None of the terrible acting and dialogue helps to propel that movie above an F-level. This is not a bad B-movie that can be watched because bad can be good. No, it's simply a waste of time.… Expand

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